Estate Homegrown Wet Hop Ale | Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.

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Notes / Commercial Description:
"Taste fresh-from-the-field flavors with this handmade, homegrown, and completely natural ale. Made with organic wet hops and barley grown at our brewery in Chico, this remarkable ale is the only one of its kind."

Reviews by bort11:

22 oz green wax sealed bottle poured into a standard shaker pint glass. The head has a whipped cream consistency and color. Sticky rings circle the glass with each sip. Body color is a clear and bright copper. Mild yet steady streams of carbonation rises up from the base of the glass.

Smell is fairly mild. Still predominantly pine needles with a hint of mint. Malt has a sweet biscuit dough flavor. There is a honeysuckle floral finish.

Mouthfeel is a lot thicker than I expected. Very chewy and filling. This beer can wear you out by the end of the 22 oz. It's not the ABV, that is relatively mild. I think the dense texture and slightly unbalanced hops is what did me in. This would be fine split two ways.

More User Reviews:

Typical beauty from SN appearance-wise, with a thick, blanket-like, cream-colored head a finger and a half thick. It takes its sweet time in receding. Lace is abundant and forms a bubbly, sticky layer over the body. As for the body, it's a beautiful dark amber color with a nice glow to it, plus perfect clarity and slight trickling carbonation. 4.5

As is common with SN beers (for me at least) there's a pungent sweet floral aroma that first reachers the nose. Piney, resinous hops trail behind. As usual, I like the aroma here, but it's not as colorful or broad in aromas as other big time IPAs. 4

This is incredibly resinous, earthy, and pungent, especially about mid-palate when the flavor seems, feels and tastes to me like I'm drinking an IPA with whole hop cones floating in it. Now that I'm able to at least slightly articulate what the hops are like, I'm able to recognize a toasty malt flavor with a tinge of caramel. 4

Lot of different sensations my tongue is feeling: spice from the hops, an oil-like quality weaving through, followed by an intense, super intense, bitterness. This beer is bitter And it lingers with some dryness that really are hard to ignore. 4

This beer is not for the faint of heart. It's not for those tasting their first IPA. All the hop heads that complain about a beer not being bitter enough should give this a spin. It's sure to satisfy. 4

good grief....wonderful...! color is a bright/deep gold...clear as a bell...smell is fresh, subdued hop citrus with...a muscadine note? scuppernong? all good. primal grapes. canaan. fresh raw honey. onwards to the taste...wow...it's both sweet and hoppy...that is, the sweetness bursts forth as the hops come in to disrupt any cloying...and vice versa...the hop bitterness asserts but in a flash, it genuflects to it's counterpoint of sweetness...total DYNAMIC balance in motion...as it warms (taking my time here), it melds into melted buttery malty biscuitness...even better is the thickish (and buttery) mouthfeel...wow.2...jeez, go get your bottle now!

Gold, clear, great carbonation and head. Aroma is dry biscuit, amber malt & just a gentle kiss of grassy hop. Taste isn't super-hoppy - more like a subdued red IPA, with a good amount of bready malt with dashes of hop flavor (fresh grapefruit pulp, mango purée, earthy undertones) as more of a cherry on top. Gentle and cajoling, it is an easy sipper that highlights both elements of the IPA equally well.

On draft at the brand new Sierra Nevada facility in Mills River, NC. Cloudy amber-orange with a small off-white head. Citrus hops predominate here - well-balanced by malt sweetness, though. Medium mouthfeel - refreshing. Not a bad IPA, but definitely not in my top ten.

S: Peppery hops and resinous pine. Definite vegetable aroma with some sweetness on the nose.

T/F: Grainy and dank. Sweet pine and peppercorns... cooked greens in the background. Cracker and citrus. Lots of flavor. Interesting mix of mild sweetness and resin. Moderately bitter. Medium in body and well carbonated. Finish is grainy and floral.

O: A solid beer... and organic to boot. Different flavor profile from most of the Sierra Nevada lineup... so props for doing something outside their usual comfort zone. Still strongly prefer a 'Torpedo', but glad I tried this one.

Poured a rich brilliant bronze into a imperial nonic with a large sticky slight off white head that left globs of lace as it settles oh so slowly into a frothy mass.Big citric and floral hop aromas over top of a real noticeable caramel/biscuit malt base.Flavors burst with earthy and citric fresh hops,again the caramel base is big and holds up well to the hops.This is a nice beer,fresh hop goodness,not the most complex but highly drinkable.

Pours into my glass a nice bright red/orange with great clarity and a creamy two fingers of bubbly white foam that leaves patchwork lacing across the glass. Aromas of citric, grapefruit hops leads the way, bright, oily and green. Bountiful malts that are semi sweet with caramel accents. There's a bit of an earthy quality here as well, slightly toasted. Nice!

First sip brings smooth crisp malts upfront with hints of caramel and fruits. Flows into a nice deal of citric, grapefruit hops with an earthy green twist. Well balanced with a good bitterness on the way down and a touch of spiciness. Slightly toasted. Good brew!

Mouthfeel is velvety smooth with spot on carbonation. Creamy and easy to drink. A refreshing, tasty, well balanced IPA. Cheers to Sierra Nevada for the love and hard work that went into this bottle. From the hops and barley in their fields to the brew house and now my glass, this is a rey!ally unique brew that I'm glad to support and enjoy!

I really liked this beer.
Bomber poured into a pint glass. Amber color, fairly thin tan head that lasted throughout. Good lacing.
Citrus aroma, also floral/outdoors. Kind of peppery.
Big hit of grapefruit, a bit of resinous pine. Still a little peppery. All against a strong malt background.
I really liked the balance of this beer: hops up front, then malt. It worked really well for me, despite the toughest wax I've ever come across.

Presentation: It was poured from a brown 24oz bottle into a pint glass. This was originally reviewed and noted in 2009.

Appearance: It foams a tall light beige and rocky foam head after the pour. This hangs on well and maintains a nice cap on top of a deep amber colored beer with good clarity and some visible carbonation.

Smell: The aroma is full of heavy pine, citrus and herbal hop notes on top of modest bready malt base.

Taste: For Sierra Nevada and compared to there other fresh hop ales this one seemed quite light on hop flavor and bitterness. Still it was quite good and hop forward. Pine and citrus notes hit the tongue first. The middle reveals the mild bready malt base and then moves to an average herbal hop bitter fade into the finish. Its palate has a middle of the road feel with medium balanced carbonation.

Notes: Overall flavor and drinkability are very good but at over $9.00 I'm not going back seconds.

Short and sweet - This beer was a GREAT drink! It smelled a little hoppy and thought it was going to be really overwhelming but it end up being really smooth. I got at great head after pouring into a glass with a nice carmel color. Great beer I wish I bought more.

The beer pours an amber color with a white head. The aroma is a mix of grassy hops with some citrus and bread notes. The beer is very grassy, which is what I have come to expect from well-done wet hop beers. The flavor is dominated by the grassy hops and bready malt. I also get some orange from the hops. The bitterness is pretty low for an American IPA. Medium mouthfeel and medium carbonation.